Job Description
Registered Nurse (Theatre Qualified)
Location: Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Type: Permanent Shift-based
Remuneration: Market-related
Lead the standard in theatre excellence.
Deliver safe, compassionate care where it matters most.
About the Role
As a Theatre?qualified Registered Nurse, youll play a critical role in a high?acuity surgical environmentcirculating and scrubbing across multiple disciplines while ensuring clinical quality, patient safety and a seamless theatre flow. Youll support orientation and supervision of staff, uphold SHEQ and infection?prevention standards, partner closely with surgeons and anaesthetists, and keep stock and documentation tight to enable efficient, cost?effective care.
This role suits a calm, organised professional with strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to make accurate decisions under pressure. Expect a mix of clinical practice, quality compliance, and practical coordination across busy lists.
Who the Client Is
A leading private hospital within a national healthcare group, known for advanced surgical services and a well?run theatre complex. The organisation is committed to evidence?based nursing, strict infection control, and patient?centred outcomes.
What Youll Do
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Provide scrub and circulating support across cardiac, vascular, orthopaedic and general theatres; prepare, check and manage instruments, equipment and supplies.
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Ensure nursing care complies with SANC regulations, relevant legislation and hospital policies; maintain accurate clinical records and checklists.
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Uphold SHEQ, infection prevention and control, and safety standards; keep theatres audit?ready at all times.
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Liaise with doctors and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate lists, anticipate needs and resolve issues quickly.
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Maintain theatre cleanliness and environmental hygiene; enforce aseptic technique and waste management protocols.
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Manage labour hours and staffing allocations to ensure adequate, cost?effective cover; contribute to orientation and supervision of staff.
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Implement systems for optimal stock management, ordering and patient charging; investigate variances and drive cost control.
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Participate in unit meetings and continuous improvement forums; support participative management structures and agreed performance targets.
What You Bring
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Registered with SANC as a Registered Nurse (Theatre qualification/experience compulsory).
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Minimum 3 years experience working in Theatre; proven scrub experience (cardiac, vascular, orthopaedic and general advantageous).
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Demonstrated leadership ability with experience in a senior or coordinating role.
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Excellent interpersonal skills with empathy, patience and strong customer orientation.
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Sound planning, organising and time?management; accurate decision?making under pressure; resilient and stress?tolerant.
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Comfortable with stock systems, documentation and basic computer literacy.
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Willing and able to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required.
What Success Looks Like
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Consistent compliance with SANC, infection control and SHEQ standards; positive audit outcomes.
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Smooth, timely theatre lists with proactive liaison and minimal delays or cancellations.
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Accurate stock control and charging with reduced wastage and tight variance management.
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Well?oriented, engaged team members and stable staffing ratios across shifts.
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Strong surgeon and anaesthetist relationships reflected in feedback and theatre efficiency.
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Reliable documentation and incident reporting that enables continuous improvement.
Realistic Preview: Rewards & Challenges
Youll work in a fast?paced, procedure?heavy environment with shifting priorities and high stakes. The reward is seeing skilled teams deliver excellent outcomes for patientsmade possible by your composure, teamwork and attention to detail.
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